State Education News
I attended the 43rd Dems meeting last night; it's my district. As you may be aware, the election of Ed Murray as mayor means he leaves the State Legislature as senator. So his post needs to be filled and, so far, the only person to step forward is the one of the 43rd's representatives, Jamie Pedersen . (The other is Frank Chopp, the Speaker of the House.) Senator Murray is to resign on December 31st and the seat must be filled within 60 days of that date. Naturally, that means Pedersen's seat will be open and there are - so far - three candidates vying for the appointed position. (It seems a complicated process who gets the appointment. It was explained that the PCOs for the 43rd will vote, their rank order votes for all three are then sent to the King County Council who will make the final decision. Pedersen and Chopp spoke to the crowd about coming legislative issues. Their overriding message was that the Dems need to regain control of t...